NOTICE: All meetings through May 2025 have been canceled.
The Community Entertainment Facilities Commission (formerly known as the Civic Center Commission) consists of nine voting members; seven voting members shall be appointed by the City Council and two voting members shall be appointed by the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. The term of office is three years. The Commission reviews and makes recommendations on programming goals and objectives; long-range plans; proposals for changes in the fees and charges; and encourages promotion of sports, recreation, entertainment, and cultural events and activities at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville, formerly known as the U.S. Cellular Center Asheville and the Asheville Civic Center.
Community Entertainment Facilities Commission Enabling Ordinance
View current members and board composition requirements here
Venue Address: 87 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC * 28801
Regular Scheduled Meetings
The commission meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 12:00 p.m. in the Banquet Hall at the Harrah’s Cherokee Cherokee Center—Asheville. The meeting is normally one to two hours long.
Upcoming 2025-2026 Meetings (12pm ET):
*All meetings are in-person only. Upcoming meeting agendas to be posted within 48 hours of the meeting date.
*Due to Hurricane Helene, meetings have been postponed. Once a new meeting schedule is confirmed, it will be updated.
| April 2025 | Canceled | Canceled |
| May 2025 | Canceled | Canceled |
| June 2025 | TBD | TBD |
| July 2025 | No Meeting | No Meeting |
| August 2025 | TBD | TBD |
| September 2025 | TBD | TBD |
| October 2025 | TBD | TBD |
| November 2025 | TBD | TBD |
| December 2025 | TBD | TBD |
| January 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| February 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| March 2026 | TBD | TBD |
Members
View current members and board composition requirements here
Members: John Ellis (Chair), Chad Evans (1st Vice Chair), John Pierce (2nd Vice Chair), Yvonne Cook-Riley, Crissa Sinkovic, Erika Gifford, Shay Brown, Sean Gifford, and Ashlynn Freestone.
Staff and Partner Liaisons: Chris Corl (General Manager, Director of Community & Regional Entertainment Facilities), Chris Smith (Asheville Buncombe Regional Sports Commission), and Michael Kryzanek (Vice President of Sales, Explore Asheville CVB), Maggie Ullman (City Council Liason)
Venue Information: Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville
Contact Information
For more information on the Civic Center Commission, contact Christopher Corl
Updated March 27, 2025
Previous Event Information
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| January 2023 | Agenda | Notes |
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| June 2023 | Agenda | Notes |
| No July Meeting | – – – | – – – |
| August 2023 | Agenda | Notes |
| September 2023 | Agenda | No Notes Available |
| October 2023 | Agenda | Notes |
| November 2023 | Agenda | Notes |
| December 2023 | Agenda | Notes |
| January 9, 2024 | Agenda | Notes |
| February 6, 2024 | Agenda | Notes |
| March 5, 2024 | Agenda | Notes |
| April 9, 2024 | Agenda | Notes |
| May 7, 2024 | Agenda | Notes |
| June 4, 2024 | Agenda | Notes |
| No July Meeting | – – – | – – – |
| August 6, 2024 | Agenda | Notes |
| September 10, 2024 | Agenda | Notes |
| October 1, 2024 | Canceled | Canceled |
| November 12, 2024 | Canceled | Canceled |
| December 3, 2024 | Canceled | Canceled |
| October 1, 2024 | Canceled | Canceled |
| November 12, 2024 | Canceled | Canceled |
| December 3, 2024 | Canceled | Canceled |
| January 2025 | Canceled | Canceled |
| February 2025 | Canceled | Canceled |
| March 2025 | Canceled | Canceled |